The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is located on Patission Avenue, near Omonia Square. The first Greek archaeological museum was founded in 1829 on the island of Aegina by Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias. When Athens became the capital of Greece in 1830, the Archaeological Museum was moved to different buildings, for example the Temple of Hephaestus in the Ancient Agora and Read more…

The Central Municipal Library of the Municipality of Athens is one of the oldest libraries in Greece. It was founded by the mayor Anargyros Petrakis in 1835 and today it is housed in the traditional building at 2 Domokou Street in Larissa Station. The library’s collection includes rare publishing material and consists of 55,000 titles of books on a variety Read more…

Enter the fascinating world of illusions which will trick your confidence in senses, but amaze you by doing it; the world that will confuse you completely, but also educate you… Visit us and you will be thrilled because nothing is what it seems, especially not HERE! Are you ready for an even bigger, better, more fascinating adventure? Visit Museum of Read more…

The Ancient Agora, one of the most important sights of the Greek capital, is located to the northwest of the Acropolis, between the neighbourhoods of Thiseion and Monastiraki. A large area of ancient ruins and a lot of greenery, the Ancient Agora was the centre of Athens in ancient times, the place where political meetings and courts were held. Originally, Read more…

Kapnikarea or Church of Panagia Kapnikarea is a small, Byzantine church dating back to the 11th century, located in the centre of Athens, on Ermou Street, the most commercial street of the historic city centre. The church is dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary and belongs to the University of Athens, so it is called the “Holy University Read more…

It is located at the southeast corner of the Acropolis rock. It was built to house the huge exhibits found during the excavations at the Acropolis, which were too many to fit in the former small Acropolis Museum. This new Acropolis Museum basically houses excavated material from the Acropolis of Athens and from some other excavations in areas of Attica, Read more…